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TechnoratiTrojans in brief - Oct 01 ‘09
Chris Kelly
Cross-country team airs out their colours
Fresh from being dubbed an official team the Trojan cross-country team hit the ground running in the third ACAC Grand Prix on Sept. 26.
The women’s team finished fifth overall with 97 points while the men echoed their standings, coming in at fifth with 144 points.
“Overall I was pretty happy,” said Jamie Grant, Trojans’ head coach. “We have some stuff to build on. It was a successful day in that regard.”
The Trojans highest finishers were both on the women’s team. Melanie McCann ran the 5km in 23 minutes, finishing seventh overall, and Tegan Owens took eighth place, crossing the line only ten seconds after McCann.
Trojans want you to read
Taking a break from practice and academics, 12 Trojans took to the streets on Sept. 23 and hocked newspapers instead.
The Trojans joined 175 volunteers handing out Calgary Herald newspapers in the downtown core as part of the nationwide Canwest newspaper chain’s eighth annual Raise-A-Reader day. The proceeds generated by donations for the papers are all given to a series of literacy initiatives.
This year’s proceeds exceeded last years by $10,000, coming in at $116,000.
“I don’t think there is a more worthy cause, especially in Calgary, than to support local literacy, especially children’s literacy,” says Calgary’s Shannon Greer, a second-year midfielder with the SAIT Trojans women’s soccer team.
Greer, Erica Balmer, Jessica Brilz, Jenn Crack, Erin Schwab, Melanie Archer, Mary Britton and Tuie Cleveland of the Trojans women’s soccer team were out in full force downtown, as were Bryan Baker and Al-Fysal Idriess of the men’s soccer team and Christine Issel and Kadie Hummel of the women’s volleyball team.